Lesson 35 Space odyssey 【单词列表】

hub [hʌb] n. (活动的)中心

lunar [ˈluːnə] adj. 月球的

【搭】lunar calendar 农历

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A: Beginning from the first day of the lunar year, the celebration usually lasts for weeks.

B: It's really a long time.

A:从农历新年的第一天开始,庆祝活动通常会持续数周。

B:那确实是很长的时间。

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oxygen [ˈɔksidʒən] n. 氧气

Apollo [əˈpɔləu] n. 阿波罗

accelerate [əkˈseləreit] v. 加速

【派】accelerated 加速的

【扩】speed up 加速

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A: Look, he begins to accelerate.

B: I'm sure he will win.

A:看,他开始加速了。

B:我敢肯定他将获得胜利。

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terrestrial [tiˈrestriəl] adj. 地球的

permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adj. 永久(性)的

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A: I have a permanent job here.

B: But you can't afford even a small house.

A:我在这儿工作稳定。

B:但是你连个小房子都买不起。

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fascination [ˌfæsiˈneiʃən] n. 魅力

【例】Antique exerts a peculiar fascination on a great many people.

   古董对很多人有特别的魅力。

senior [ˈsiːniə] adj. 资历深的,年长的

【扩】elder 年纪较大的,年长的

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A: He is senior to me, though he is younger.

B: But you look much younger than him.

A:虽然他比我年轻,但他的资历比我深。

B:但是你看起来比他年轻多了。

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chasm [ˈkæzəm] n. 断层,裂口

canyon [ˈkænjən] n. 峡谷

 

hub

/hʌb/
You can describe a place as a hub of an activity when it is a very important centre for that activity. 活动中心

noun [专属名词] (活动的)中心;枢纽机场,枢纽城市;(轮)毂,(推进器、风扇等的)旋翼叶毂;(网络)集线器

The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport. 该岛的社交中心是“运动咖啡馆”。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Hub)(捷)胡布(人名)

It's not yet the futuristic international business hub that planners imagined. 它还不是规划者想象中的未来国际商业中心。

lunar

🇬🇧/ˈluːnə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈluːnər/
Lunar means relating to the moon. 月球的

adjective [原级] 月亮的,月球的;银的;阴历的;似月的,月牙形的

The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 巨大的火山坡很奇怪地让人想起月球上的景观。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (lunar)(西)卢纳尔(人名)

"Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months, isn't it?"—"Yes, that's right." “ 嗯,我想它是基于旧的阴历月份的,不是吗?”—“对,是那样的。”

Oxygen

🇬🇧/ˈɒksɪdʒən/ 🇺🇸/ˈɑːksɪdʒən/
Oxygen is a colourless gas that exists in large quantities in the air. All plants and animals need oxygen in order to live. 氧气

noun [专属名词] 氧,氧气

The human brain needs to be without oxygen for only four minutes before permanent damage occurs. 人脑缺氧只需4分钟就会造成永久性损伤。

Apollo

🇬🇧/əˈpɒləʊ/ 🇺🇸/əˈpɑːloʊ/
a strikingly handsome youth 美男子

noun [专属名词] 阿波罗(古希腊神话中的光明之神、文艺之神,古罗马神话中的太阳神);(美、意、菲、肯、巴西、英、印)阿波罗(人名);(apollo)美男子

Many of us have watched the lunar voyage of Apollo. 我们许多人观看了阿波罗号登月。

accelerate

/əkˈseləreɪt/
If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster. 使加速; 加速

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)加快,促进;(车辆或驾驶者)加速

Growth will accelerate to 2.9 percent next year. 增长明年将加快到2.9%。

terrestrial

/təˈrestriəl/
Terrestrial means relating to the planet Earth rather than to some other part of the universe. 地球的

adjective [原级] 地球的,地球上的;陆栖的,陆生的;陆地(上)的;陆地上的,地面上的(与卫星相对而言);(属于)类地行星的;<古>人间的,尘世的

Still, some small terrestrial animals can achieve high speeds. 然而,一些小型陆生动物可以达到高速。

noun [专属名词] 地球生物,陆地生物

The terrestrial world is green now, but it did not start out that way. 陆地世界现在是绿色的,但一开始它并不是这样的。

permanently

🇬🇧/ˈpɜːmənəntli/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
in a way that lasts or remains unchanged indefinitely; for all time. "his lungs are permanently damaged" 永久地

adjective [原级] 永久地;(问题或困难)不断发生地,一直存在地

She had decided to settle permanently in France. 她已经决定永久定居法国。

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fascination

/ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Fascination is the state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something. 着迷

noun [抽象名词] 入迷,着迷;魅力,令人着迷的事物

I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. 我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。

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senior

🇬🇧/ˈsiːniə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈsiːniər/
The senior people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs. 级别高的; 资深的(无比较级最高级)

adjective [原级] 年龄大些的;(用在家庭内姓名相同的人名后表示)老,年长的;老年人的;(地位、水平或级别)较高的,高级的;(比赛)成人的,高水平的;<英>大于一定年龄(通常为11岁)的学童的;<美>(高中或大学)毕业年级的

If someone is senior to you in an organization or profession, they have a higher and more important job than you or they are considered to be superior to you. 职务高于…的; 资格比…老的

noun [抽象名词] 较年长的人;老年人,长者;地位(或级别)较高者,上司;<美>(中学或大学的)毕业班学生;资深成人运动员,高水平运动员

Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you. 年长 (岁数) 的人

chasm

/ˈkæzəm/
A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice. (岩石、地面或冰上的) 大裂口

noun [专属名词] 峡谷;裂口;分歧;深坑

Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge. 早些时,帕特曾从卡泽姆大桥进行过80英尺高的跳水。

canyon

/ˈkænjən/
A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides. 峡谷

noun [专属名词] (两边为峭壁、谷底通常有溪流的)峡谷

The Grand Canyon never fails to impress. 大峡谷永远让人叹为观止。